MOBILE, Alabama – Former Mayor Mike Dow is featured in a
pro-Sam Jones campaign advertisement that will begin airing soon on local
television, but he stopped short of saying it was an official endorsement.

"Sam and I worked together for 25 years," Dow said
Wednesday. "I know probably more than anybody what he's accomplished in that
time period. He was always there for me."

Dow said he believes "two great people are running" for a
position he held from 1989-2005.

"Mobile is headed up," he said. "We're fortunate to have two
candidates of the best caliber and I respect them both."

Dow said his positive views of Jones are based on the incumbent mayor's
performance and his "roughly 30 years in the arena" and the work he has done
over the years.

"I probably know him better than most," Dow said.

Dow's support for Jones is nothing new. In September 2005,
Dow officially endorsed Jones over John Peavy during that year's mayoral run-off.
Dow had been quiet during most of the 2005 campaign, but he accused Peavy of "resorting
to race separation and distorted and intentionally misleading character
assassination."

Dow, who has been equally quiet during this year's campaign,
said the Jones-Stimpson campaign has been mostly civil.

"I think the campaigning has been on point and civil," he
said. "You have all levels of emotion and anxiety and hope and these things are
not easy. It's hard."

Asked if he has any predictions for the Aug. 27 election,
Dow declined comment other than to say "it's going to be a close race."